zoanthropy

[ zoh-an-thruh-pee ]

/ zoʊˈæn θrə pi /

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noun Psychiatry.

a mental disorder in which one believes oneself to be an animal.

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Origin of zoanthropy

1855–60; zo- + -anthropy<New Latin -anthrōpia<Greek; see anthropo-, -y³